Distylium myricoides
blueleaf isu tree, distylium
Notes:
Besides the species, this entry serves as a catch-all for the various Distylium hybrids in commerce.
Most selections are hardy only to USDA zone 7, except for 'Vintage Jade' which goes to zone 6b.
'PIIDIST-II' (Blue Cascade) is compact and spreading with bronze-red new growth. 'PIIDIST-I' (Emerald Heights) stays blue-green through winter and may serve as a substitute for Prunus laurocerasus 'Schipkaensis'. 'Vintage Jade' is spreading with layered branching and hardier than the others.
Sources: Dirr, NCSU.
Tags:
clay tolerant
compacted soil tolerant
dense canopy
drought tolerant
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fine texture
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
full sun preferred
habit:mounding
habit:rounded
habit:spreading/wide
infertile soil tolerant
litter:minimal
persistence:evergreen
pest/disease free
resprouts notably
sandy soil tolerant
slow-growing
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:hedge
use:mass planting
use:screen
use:specimen
water:moderate to little
water:regular
wet soil tolerant
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